A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits waters off Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental at 8:23 p.m. according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
Intensity 5 and Intensity 4 were felt in General Santos and Davao City.
Phivolcs classifies Intensity 5 as a strong quake.
Here are the other instrumental intensities recorded by Phivolcs:
Intensity V – Kiamba, Sarangani
Intensity IV – City of General Santos; Alabel, Sarangani; Koronadal City, South Cotabato
Intensity III – City of Kidapawan City of Bislig, Surigao del Sur; City of Gingoog, Misamis Oriental
Intensity II – City of Cagayan de Oro; City of Surigao, Surigao del Norte; City of Borongan, Eastern Samar
Intensity I – City of Catbalogan, Samar
This is a developing story. (TDT)